The prestigious machinery award, which is presented biennially to honour ceramics and glass manufacturing equipment that stimulates technological and artistic creativity, recognises the family of EFI Cretaprint products and their new integration with Double Tile Printing (DTP) 2.0 technology launched at the exhibition.

EFI in its release said, “DTP, which is compatible with all the printers in the EFI Cretaprint family, enables the simultaneous production of two different patterns or designs within a single printhead giving the tile manufacturers the ability to produce different-sized tiles simultaneously on their Cretaprint printer, an advantage that helps users extend beyond standard products to capture growing market demand for longer and larger tiles.”

"Tile manufacturers and their clients continue to seek increased production efficiencies in digital inkjet decoration, and the advancements we have made with DTP 2.0 and the entire EFI Cretaprint ecosystem meet this important demand. Now, manufacturers who previously required multiple printers to produce different-sized tiles can efficiently combine their work on a single device," said José Luis Ramon Moreno, vice president and general manager, EFI Cretaprint.

"We are honoured to receive recognition for this innovation from the SECV, and we are pleased to have had many positive conversations with Cevisama attendees about how our complete portfolio of digital ceramics decoration products can fuel their success,” he added.

The capabilities showcased with EFI Cretaprint products and the launch of DTP 2.0 led to a number of new orders at Cevisama, said the release.